Veterans Cemeteries & Military Funeral Honors Program

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The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs operates and maintains three veterans cemeteries throughtout the State of Wisconsin. The mission of the cemeteries is: To provide a final resting place for veterans and to create a lasting monument to their achievements and sacrifices on behalf of our grateful nation.

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The Military Funeral Honors Program (MFHP) in Wisconsin provides a final tribute to the men and women who served our state and nation honorably as members of the U.S. armed forces. The mission of this program is:
To provide and coordinate the appropriate final tribute to eligible Wisconsin veterans acknowledging their faithful and honorable service to the State of Wisconsin and our Nation.

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State Veterans Cemeteries

The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs operates state veterans cemeteries in Spooner, King, and Union Grove.​

​Military Funeral​ Honors Program

Upon request, every eligible veteran is entitled to receive a military funeral honors ceremony to include folding, presentation of the United States burial flag and the sounding of taps, at no cost to the family.​​

Wisconsin's Fallen Heroes

Let us never forget the ultimate sacrifice made by so many so that we may call ourselves free men and women today.​​